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Achievement and the Christian LifeElizabeth CoreyWhat is a valuable human life? What role does achievement play in that life? Can the life of love coexist with the quest for achievement, or do they conflict? Dr. Elizabeth Corey considers these questions in a talk given at Anglican Student Ministries’ evensong in February, 2019.

Evangelicals and the Rise of Natural EthicsBruce Hindmarsh
Can you be good without God? Prof. Bruce Hindmarsh explores this question of moral philosophy in the context it first arose–the eighteenth century. He explains how early evangelicals gave a different account of human nature in contrast to the Enlightenment.

Lecture co-hosted by Brazos Fellows and the Institute for Studies of Religion at Baylor University.

The Common Good – Does it Amount to a Political Programme?Oliver O'DonovanWhat does the “common good" mean, and does it require that Christians pursue a particular political agenda? Oliver O’Donovan, a leading political theologian, reflects on the prospects and limits of appealing to the “common good” in our fractured society and politcal life.

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Rational Wonder: The Brazos Fellows and the Early Christian Catechetical Schools (guest post by Alex Fogleman)"As a student of early Christianity, and particularly the history of catechesis, I am struck by the parallels of the Brazos Fellows with the early Christian “catechetical schools”—particularly those associated with one of the greatest theologians and biblical scholars of the early church, Origen of Alexandria (ca. 185–251)."

Learning to be Lonely (guest post by Jess Schurz)"Reading the desert fathers and mothers, I was struck by how starkly their enterprise contrasts my reaction to loneliness, which oscillated between two extremes. The first was to flee from loneliness with great haste, through whatever means of distraction were available and appropriate. The second was carrying loneliness like a millstone on my back, all the while fostering the great “pride of despair.” The actions of the ascetics confront both of these. The fathers and mothers went into the desert with the intent of sanctification.

Why do we study? (Paul Gutacker)"I’ve learned much on these questions from theologian Paul Griffiths, whose essay, “The Vice of Curiosity,” will be the first text we discuss in our Course of Study next week. In this essay, Griffiths explains the theological distinction between the vice of curiosity and the virtue of studiousness. Curiosity—which, traditionally, has a very different meaning from our use today—involves learning in order to gain greater control, while studiousness means learning out of delight."